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Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command's 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, discuss their imminent jump 2,500 feet above Basilone Drop Zone, Nov. 14, 2007.

DROP ZONE

Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command's 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, discuss their imminent jump 2,500 feet above Basilone Drop Zone, Nov. 14, 2007.

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